1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index 87cde062fd63..c329a4f5840c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -2266,7 +2266,7 @@ static int natsemi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
         /* Reenable interrupts providing nothing is trying to shut
          * the chip down. */
         spin_lock(&np->lock);
-        if (!np->hands_off && netif_running(dev))
+        if (!np->hands_off)
                 natsemi_irq_enable(dev);
         spin_unlock(&np->lock);